BLUES DRUMMER/PERCUSSIONIST urgently NEEDED
This is for a new and ambitious blues band project that will tear up a wide and exciting CHICAGO BLUES repertoire played in an entertaining and authentic way, and we need someone to come in who plays drums and percussion and understands the style needed. The band will perform a wide range of great material.(50's to 80's) and it will involve shuffles, straight 4/4, or 6/8 with a variety of cymbal patterns, accents, feels, tempos, and dynamics. The percussion we need is mainly from maracas or an 'egg' shaker.
Age is no barrier, although this project is likely to best suit someone in the the content will be revealed after joining, it is hidden for privacy protection from bots age range.
The full band line-up will comprise: vocals, harmonica, guitar #1, guitar #2, bass guitar/upright bass and drums/percussion.
Material will typically be from the Chicago Blues songbooks of Buddy Guy/Junior Wells, Little Walter, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy Williamson, Elmore James, Howlin' Wolf etc. Have no fear though, there's heaps of material already lined up, expertly curated by life-long and organised blues enthusiasts within the band!
What we need is a talented drummer and percussionist, someone with feel and timing who gets as much of a buzz from the rest of the band as from his own playing, and who subscribes to a 'do no harm' musical philosophy!
Rehearsals will likely be at a pro studio somewhere in mid/South of Essex, but will be central-ish to where everyone lives once the line-up is confirmed.
So if you're a BLUES drummer/percussionist and a reliable sort, into CHICAGO BLUES and you'd be genuinely committed to be a good bandmate, rehearsing and gigging going forward, please reply with some information about your experience and then we can have a chat towards a fast start into a first get-together.
Essex/Herts/Cambs/Suffolk